Nerf

[ nurf ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for various toys modeled especially on sports equipment but made of foam rubber or other soft substances.

verb (used with object)

1. (lowercase) Slang. (in a video game) to reconfigure (an existing character or weapon), making it less powerful:

   The game development team nerfed several guns in the recent update.

Example Sentences

While we wait for the next tram, Ruby tells me about her part-time job at a centre for group Nerf games.

From BBC

She recalled a basement Nerf basketball game with Colin that got overheated.

From Seattle Times

It’s no spoiler to say that he escaped with his life, but then he’s the first to admit that he wasn’t ever really in danger with these “Nerf Nazis.”

From Los Angeles Times

Behind the scenes, Zoro’s mouth katana had a lightweight handle and a thin wire tipped with a blue Nerf foam bullet.

From Los Angeles Times

Troopers responded and found “two children were playing with Nerf guns when one of them picked up a rifle and shot the other one,” the troopers said in an online statement.

From Seattle Times